Virginia brief highlights falloff in welfare aid and local benefit
In Alexandria a dying 15 year old Melinda Darnell receives public aid relief after a January cut off was temporarily halted. A Sunday benefit organized by local friends and amateur radio enthusiasts, featuring actor Jerry Lewis, aims to support her family while her health remains fragile. In Richmond a state election filing notes Fisher slightly outspent but reelected. in Staunton Reid Stores are sold effective January 3 to new owners within the Reid organization.
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Alexandria
Douglas ‘Darnell
Melinda Darnell
Darnells
Fairfax County Social Services Department
Mary Darnell
Edward Amundson
Darnell
Jerry Lewis
Melinda
Staunton
Edmund E. Mullins
Reid Stores
Shop & Save Food Market
Waynesboro
Malone & Hyde
Fred C. Reid
One Per Cent Sales Tax Boost Only Single Levy That Would Meet Shortfall
Virginia studies show a 1 percent sales tax increase would generate about 143.1 million for 1977-78, enough to cover a 117.2 million budget gap. The estimate notes it would provide 95.4 million to the state and 47.7 million to localities if enacted, with officials clarifying no endorsement by Gov. Mills Godwin.
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Richmond
Office of Virginia
Secretary of Administration and Finance
Stuart W. Conneck
Mills Godwin
General Assembly
Godwin
Assembly
Connock
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William C. Wampler
Bristol
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American Party
Warren D. Saunders
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M. Caldwell Butler
Roanoke
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M&m Furn
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